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Meeting of Commissioner in Komi Republic with residents of Ust-Kulomsky District
Commissioner for Human Rights in the Komi Republic Nadezhda Bykovskaya held open office hours in Ust-Kulomsky District and met with the district’s administration head.
Competition among journalists in Omsk Region
Commissioner for Human Rights in Omsk Region and the Omsk Regional Organisation of the Russian Union of Journalists hold competition among journalists ‘Every right has a right’.

Commissioner for Human Rights in Primorye and regional Election Commission signed cooperation agreement
Commissioner for Human Rights in Primorye Territory Veleriy Rozov and Chairperson of the Election Commission of Primorye Territory Tatiana Gladkih signed an agreement on cooperation in the issues of additional guarantees of state protection of rights, liberties and legal interests of voters.
Estimating radiation situation in Bryansk Region
On 11 July, Commissioner for Human Rights in Bryansk Region Vyacheslav Tulupov participated in the meeting of a working group created to estimate the radiation situation in settlements of Bryansk Region. As a result of the meeting, the municipalities were provided with recommendations on estimating the level of radioactive pollution of soils.

IV Summer School on Human Rights in Voronezh
On 4–8 July, IV Summer School on Human Rights dedicated to the cooperation between state and civil society actors in the implementation of human rights international covenants was held in Voronezh. A representative of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Russia participated in the work of the School.
Irkutsk Commissioner defends right of elderly to decent life
Commissioner for Human Rights in Irkutsk Region Valeriy Lukin appealed to the Governor of Irkutsk Region and the Chairman of the Legislative Assembly with a request to set up a working group before submitting the draft law On the Amount of the Subsistence Minimum of a Pensioner in Irkutsk Region in 2017.
Relatives of Chelyabinsk resident who died in army got insurance and benefit payments
Commissioner for Human Rights in Chelyabinsk Region Margarita Pavlova secured insurance and benefit payments for relatives of a conscript who had died in army. 5,700,000 roubles have already been entered in accounts of the serviceman’s relatives. The term of investigation into the conscript’s death has been prolonged till 5 September.

Beach for disabled opened in Anapa
The first beach in Anapa fully equipped for people with disabilities has been opened under the aegis of the Krystal Rehabilitation Centre. The project has been supported by the city administration and Commissioner for Human Rights in Krasnodar Territory Sergey Myshak.

Human Rights Commissioner in Kaluga Region signed cooperation agreement with Regional Election Commission
Commissioner for Human Rights in Kaluga Region Yuri Zelnikov signed a cooperation and interaction agreement with Chairman of the Election Commission of Kaluga Region.
Work of public assistants of Commissioner in Republic of Tatarstan
On 1 July, a meeting devoted to the outcomes of the work of the Commissioner for human rights in the Republic of Tatarstan and public assistants of the Commissioner in the first half of 2016 took place. Sariya Saburskaya thanked the public assistants for the efficient work, promt response to citizens' complaints, and participation in the public life of the Republic.